Ruth Wilkin Brings TRIBUTE to Melbourne Fringe

Award-winning performer and writer, Ruth Wilkin is back at Melbourne Fringe with a delicious satire of songbook shows, tribute cabarets and celebrity life. Tribute is an ingenious and self-aware hour of comedy cabaret characterised by Wilkin's signature blend of witty songwriting, intelligent commentary and a healthy dose of self-deprecation.

You know this story. [INSERT ARTIST] comes from humble beginnings. Then they break through with their unforgettable hit: [INSERT SONG]. It tops the charts. Then [ALBUM] breaks records. Then the lavish parties. Then come the scandals. The two-year marriages. The drugs. Then the single most important moment in an artist's career: someone creates a fringe festival tribute show in their honour. Tribute is a tribute to those tribute shows.

Watching the work of other cabaret artists is a great pastime for Ruth Wilkin. After years of flipping through festival programs and online guides, she has found one thing to be true: everyone loves a tribute show. With so many people eager to document the highs and lows of their idols, it was about time someone documented the highs and lows of the tribute shows themselves.

Paying homage to Madonna, Whitney Houston, Cher and most importantly Every Tribute Show You've Ever Seen, it features all original music that you would swear you've heard somewhere before.

After taking out Best Cabaret at the 2012 Melbourne Fringe with Just A Little Something and blowing Melbourne Cabaret Festival audiences away with True Story, tickets to Tribute are likely to move quickly. Bookings are highly recommended.

Show: Ruth Wilkin in Tribute.

Date: 30th of Sept - 4th of October

Time: 7pm

Cost: $25-32

Venue: The Butterfly Club, 5 Carson Place, Melbourne 3000

Ticket link: thebutterflyclub.com/

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